One of the worst-kept secrets in Boston the last few years became official Tuesday when the Bruins announced they have signed a lease to build a new practice facility in Brighton-Allston.

Construction will begin in the spring and the Bruins are scheduled to begin skating there in the fall of 2016. The Brighton-Allston rink, located by the New Balance building on Guest Street, replaces the outdated Ristuccia Arena in Wilmington, which the Bruins have used since 1987.

The Bruins signed a lease with Boston Landing, a mixed-used development in Brighton-Allston.

“I am thrilled that we have found the Bruins a new practice home within the Boston city limits,” Bruins principal Charlie Jacobs said. “Our goal is to set the industry standard in everything that we do, and we are confident that our new practice facility will do just that. As we enter the design phase of the project, we look forward to sharing details as they become available.”

The rink will include approximately 25,000 square feet of locker room, training and office space.

For years, the Bruins have been trying to leave Ristuccia, which is out of the way for players and staff who live in the Boston area and lacks many of the comforts expected in modern practice facilities. There was also discussion of putting the practice facility adjacent to TD Garden as part of a larger project on the former grounds of Boston Garden, but the Bruins opted for the long-rumored Brighton project.

“Since joining the Bruins in a front office capacity, a goal of mine has been to move the Bruins into a first-class practice facility and this agreement moves us closer to accomplishing that goal,” team president Cam Neely said. “The vision that New Balance has for the Boston Landing project is exactly what we were looking for, and we are confident that through this partnership, we will build a facility that our entire organization will be proud of.”

There are also plans to put a commuter rail stop at the Boston Landing location on the Framingham-Worcester line that will be completed by fall 2016. There is already a supermarket and plans for additional development include office buildings, retail and restaurant space, a hotel and a sports complex.